Main page http://i4weather.net Station: Hagerstown 1E Md Observer: Gregory L Keefer Observation time: Midnight AUGUST 1998 Temperature F. Precipitation Wind(Mph) Max Occuring events 12am Snow On Average Sun (Fog,thun,hail Day Max Min Obsn. Liquid Ice Gnd. Dir Speed Gust % Sleet,etc) 1 82 58 61 0 N 4 17 n 100 2 84 53 63 0 NNE 2 12 n 100 3 86 55 64 0 SW 2 12 sw 100 4 89 57 68 0 NE 1 8 ne 95 5 89 61 68 0 SE 2 15 se 95 6 89 57 68 0 SE 3 16 se 90 7 87 61 73 0 SE 2 15 se 60 8 88 69 76 0 SE 2 13 se 40 9 86 69 77 0 SE 2 16 se 30 10 87 71 71 1.16 SW 4 30 w 30 Thunder 11 89 69 69 .01 SW 4 33 n 60 Thunder 12 85 63 68 0 N 3 16 n 80 13 85 61 74 0 N 2 12 n 50 14 83 71 70 .11 SSE 4 19 s 30 Thunder 15 82 69 71 .03 SW 2 11 sw 15 16 83 68 73 .01 SW 2 11 sw 15 17 80 70 69 .70 N 2 12 n 5 Fog 18 88 67 70 0 SW 5 31 w 40 Fog 19 76 56 56 0 N 5 20 n 100 20 81 49 59 0 SW 2 10 sw 90 21 88 53 68 0 SW 2 12 sw 70 22 92 64 73 0 SW 2 14 sw 70 23 93 70 73 0 SW 3 19 sw 65 24 91 66 80 T SW 6 29 sw 60 25 89 68 74 .32 SW 4 39 s 30 Thunder 26 90 71 77 0 N 2 13 n 50 27 87 70 75 0 NNE 5 22 ne 40 28 90 71 72 0 N 3 15 n 60 29 88 68 72 0 WNW 4 20 w 50 30 91 65 75 0 SW 3 16 sw 75 31 90 66 69 0 N 3 17 n 75 2688 1986 2.34 Average Temperature 75.4 F. (normal 73.5) Average Maximum 86.7 F. (normal 85.3) Average Minimum 64.1 F. (normal 61.7) Maximum Temp 93 F. on 23rd Minimum Temp 49 F. on 20th Total Precip 2.34" (normal 3.32) Total year to date 38.26" (normal 25.57) SnowFall Total 0 (normal ) Season Total (normal ) Max Barometer 30.37" on 1st Min Barometer 29.82" on 25th Wind Average SW at 3.5mph Peak Gust 39mph on 25th Average Sunshine 60.0% AUGUST 1998 WEATHER REMARKS HAGERSTOWN 1E MARYLAND DAY 1st: Bright sunny pleasantly warm day. 2nd: Another Beautiful bright sunny day with low humidity. 3rd: Rather hot but more bright sunshine and low humidity. 4th: Sunny & hot. 89 F. 5th: Sunny & Hot. 89 F 6th: Sunny & hot 89 F. 7th: Mostly sunny hot and a little more humid. 87 F. 8th: Partly cloudy, hot and more humid today. 88 F. 9th: Mostly cloudy but very warm and oppressive with dew points in the mid 70's. Heat index was 97. FINALLY SOME RAIN 10th: Very oppressive day. High of 87 F. The dew point climbed to 77 F. at one point at 12:30pm. The heat index was 98 F. Thunderstorms with heavy downpours and very sharp lightning between 2pm and 3pm wind gusts to 30 mph. Showers continued untill 6pm 1.16" of rain fell this afternoon but most of that fell in about 30 minutes in the storm. Some roads flooded. 11th: Light shower overnight .01". Hot and humid again today high of 89 F. Thunderstorms just missed this station around 4pm as they moved just to the north and east. Only a trace of rain fell here, some sharp lightning and thunder, winds gusted strong from the NNW to 33 mph. 14th: Light rain showers with some thunder began 6pm. Showers ended by 8pm .11" fell 15th: Few light showers overnight .03" 16th: Brief shower this evening 10:30pm .01". 17th: Rain and showers since 3:30am with some heavier downpours between 5-6am then light rain and drizzle most of the morning. A few showers this afternoon. .70" 18th: Dense morning fog. A very sultry day with high humidity and a high of 88 F. Windy with gust of 31 mph from the west around 4pm. Less humid late this afternoon as cold front has passed. 19th: WOW! What a Beautiful Day with 100% sunshine low temperatures and humiditys high of only 76 F. Ya don't see this too often in August. 20th: Chilly morning low of 49 F. Not a record though which was 43 in 1929. Another fine August day with low temps and humidity. 22nd: Hot, More hazy and humid today. 23rd: Hazy, hot and humid high of 93 F. 24th: Hot, humid. Windy this afternoon and evening sw wind gusts to 29 mph. A few sprinkles this evening. 25th: A few thunderstorms this evening between 8:30pm and 10pm. Storms intensified as they moved through and were very powerful with wind gusts to 39 mph around 9:30pm, sharp lightning and brief heavy downpours .32" fell. 26th-31st: Warm dry period but rather humid.